it is one factor of many needed to be a great rider and not all are easily measured. skill on bike, power output , team tatics, leadership skills, avoiding crashes, avoiding illness at critical times, determination, money, luck, media skills, good coatches and mentors.
Having a high MVO2 does not guarantee wins, but you cant win without it either. Mental game is important of course, but also access to the sport is often overlooked. Unless you live in a country like Belgium, the barrier to entry and success in cycling is high.
Lance was beating professional triathletes when he was 15 years old. Everyone else was on the same drugs that he was on. All the DS were European, all the doctors were European, all the drugs came from Europe.
Lance did have a high VO2 max. He was tested by Ed Coyle. There is a lot of number fudging that goes on. For example Indurain's VO2 max was 79, not 88 as often reported.
A cyclist is a cyclist because they are a cyclist. The cyclist who succeeds at the top are those who also happen to have everything else including a high VO2max. Some parents steer their kids into become a doctor because they have a high IQ; Once achieved they may find their heart guiding them to be an a opera singer. The future unfolds, we must follow.
@@brettbaker3991 The equipment is only one source for error. It would be more likely that the test wasnt conducted perfectly. As far as I know, this VO2max number has never been confirmed in a second laboratory.
@@MrBusunglueck why would it be? Because you say so? He did a test for 97,5 beating this one. Jonas vingegaard did 97 test when he was 16 recording the second highest ever.
Armstrong vo2 max was in the 70’s. That’s from the scientists who repeatedly tested him. It is not typically measured by pro teams anymore, it’s not that important. You breathe out mostly oxygen, ie we’re not even using what our lungs can deliver. POWER is important. Different amounts, time spans, recovery, depending on your specialism.
Armstrong had in the 70's BEFORE he doped. What does EPO do, effectively only 1 thing increase the Vo2max and sustained Vo2. Vo2 translates directly into watts pr kg. with training. which translates into sustained speed. Not short sprint. None of the cyclist on proteams that are GC riders reveal their VO2max. The public tests are usually on amateur teams or early on in the careers. Oscar Svendson if he had the heart for cycling would have been a possible tdf winner. Jonas vingegaard had the second highest ever recorded - 97,0(at age 16) where as oscar had 97,5 at his best test. But Vo2 max is only one thing the sustained Vo2 is the second thing, then you need to have the muscles to drive it ie slow twitch fibers for mountains. This is something you build up, and then there is lactate tolerance also trainable to some extent - the amount of time you can give max effort or over perform basicly the amount of time the muscles can produce energy without the need of oxygen. Its like a shortterm battery, this is what Pogacar must have at a very high point.
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4:22 "aerodynamic capacity", love it ;-)
it is one factor of many needed to be a great rider and not all are easily measured. skill on bike, power output , team tatics, leadership skills, avoiding crashes, avoiding illness at critical times, determination, money, luck, media skills, good coatches and mentors.
Having a high MVO2 does not guarantee wins, but you cant win without it either. Mental game is important of course, but also access to the sport is often overlooked. Unless you live in a country like Belgium, the barrier to entry and success in cycling is high.
Vo2 must work hand in hand with efficiency. Vo2 potential goes down with age. Efficiency must be trained up over years.
Thanks to TheCyclingDane, soon EVERYBODY will know EVERYTHING because of WTF, so will ask ourselves: What The F*ck happened to WTF
Hahahahahaha
The VO2max from Lance wasn't actually that high in the first place. He was just on the juice.
True only lance was on the juice, not guys that can do 7 watts per kilo for 10+ minutes after 3 weeks of intense racing.
Lance was beating professional triathletes when he was 15 years old. Everyone else was on the same drugs that he was on. All the DS were European, all the doctors were European, all the drugs came from Europe.
They were all on it obviously almost without exception
Lance did have a high VO2 max. He was tested by Ed Coyle. There is a lot of number fudging that goes on. For example Indurain's VO2 max was 79, not 88 as often reported.
I have a VO2 max of 34.5
There is no VO2 for Mental Power
A cyclist is a cyclist because they are a cyclist. The cyclist who succeeds at the top are those who also happen to have everything else including a high VO2max. Some parents steer their kids into become a doctor because they have a high IQ; Once achieved they may find their heart guiding them to be an a opera singer. The future unfolds, we must follow.
we must survive
That 96,7 test could have just been faulty though.
They sent the equipment back to the manufacturer to check it was calibrated correctly
@@brettbaker3991 The equipment is only one source for error. It would be more likely that the test wasnt conducted perfectly.
As far as I know, this VO2max number has never been confirmed in a second laboratory.
@@MrBusunglueck why would it be? Because you say so? He did a test for 97,5 beating this one.
Jonas vingegaard did 97 test when he was 16 recording the second highest ever.
@@TellusJD State your sources then. This is just hollow chat.
Did he get the drop and flop shop?
Michael Rasmussen next?
Even lance armstrong?
First! Too easy 😆
And maybe he wasn’t prepared to take the drugs.
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Armstrong vo2 max was in the 70’s. That’s from the scientists who repeatedly tested him. It is not typically measured by pro teams anymore, it’s not that important. You breathe out mostly oxygen, ie we’re not even using what our lungs can deliver. POWER is important. Different amounts, time spans, recovery, depending on your specialism.
Power is very dependent on vo2. Its not everything but you can’t have good power without good vo2
@@pal_lokomotivet2679exactly this. VO2 is a very big part of being successful as a pro rider.
Armstrong had in the 70's BEFORE he doped. What does EPO do, effectively only 1 thing increase the Vo2max and sustained Vo2. Vo2 translates directly into watts pr kg. with training. which translates into sustained speed. Not short sprint.
None of the cyclist on proteams that are GC riders reveal their VO2max. The public tests are usually on amateur teams or early on in the careers. Oscar Svendson if he had the heart for cycling would have been a possible tdf winner.
Jonas vingegaard had the second highest ever recorded - 97,0(at age 16) where as oscar had 97,5 at his best test. But Vo2 max is only one thing the sustained Vo2 is the second thing, then you need to have the muscles to drive it ie slow twitch fibers for mountains. This is something you build up, and then there is lactate tolerance also trainable to some extent - the amount of time you can give max effort or over perform basicly the amount of time the muscles can produce energy without the need of oxygen. Its like a shortterm battery, this is what Pogacar must have at a very high point.
Power in endurance cycling refers to watt output per kg bodyweight at a given VO2 so is largely dependant on it and mechanical
Efficiency.
Bro vo2 is oxygen consumed not oxygen breathed
Svendsen won the 'Oskar ' for over-acting! He kicked himself off stage!
Vo2 isn’t everything. Simples.
I have a VO2 Max of 1.
Every time I blink I get tired. Havent stood up in years.
Think u need about 5 to stay alive...means ur very efficient, if u get ur vo2max up to 20 u should be fit